Toy flying machine



R. GENOVESE.

TOY FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION ,HLED mm 30. I92].

1,415,333, Patented May 9, 1922.

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TOY FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION mm mm. 30.1921.

1,415,333, Patented May 9, 1922.

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ROSARIO GENOVESE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TOY FLYING MACHINE.

Application filed March 30, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that Rosenro Gnnovnsn, a citizen of the United States, and residing at New York, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in 'loy Flying i Iachines, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to toy flying machines and particularly to devices of t ris class of the monoplane type, and the object thereof is to provide a device of this class the frame-work or body portion of which is composed entirely of reed material, whereby said device is made of the least possible weight; a further object being to provide a device of the class specified which is provided with a propeller driven by spring power mechanism, and which will'raise itself from the ground or a floor on whlch it is placed and which will fly like operative machines ofthe class referred to for a certain distance; and with these and other objects in view the invention consists in a toy flying machine constructed and operating as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part and in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Fig. 1 is a plan view of my improved toy flying machine, one end portion of the plane being broken away;

Fig. 2 a side view thereof with parts of the construction broken away;

Fig. 3 a front end view of the device as shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 a section on the line 4 -4r of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 a partial, sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 a detailed view showing the construction of the frame of the plane; and

Fig. 7 a. partial. section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 2.

In the practice of my invention the entire body or frame-Work'of the machine is composed of reed material, and comprises horizontally or longitudinally arranged top reed members w and bottom reed members gi together with vertically arranged front reed members a and rear reed members a and other side reed'members a, which are curved Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 9, 1922.

Serial No. 456,852.

as shown in Fig. 5, and connected with the top reed members a, and the bottom reed members a? as shown at a and cf, the connections at a being made by inter-twining or twisting the parts together and those at a being made by bands in the form of construction shown; and all the said reed members where they engage one another or are connected with one another, may be so connected by bands as shown at a or by means of wire ties as shown at a The reed members a and project forwardly of the body of the machine and are secured to a front plate I), and the reed members a and a are connected below the body of the machine as shown at 6 and at each side of the machine these reed members are formed into downwardly directed loops 6 in which are mounted transverse axles I) provided with wheels 6 on which the front of the body portion of the machine rests.

The rear end portions of the bottom reed members a are formed into downwardly directed loops 6 which normally support the reed end portion of the machine, and the front parts of the loops Z) are extended upwardly above the bottom reed members a? and connected with the rear end portions of the "reed members a and a and with a transverse block a in which is mounted a vertical reed member 0 with which is connected a backwardly directed wing member 0 which serves as a rudder, and the horizontally arranged reed frame members a are extended beyond the block 0, and formed into approximately elliptical loops 0 having a continuous fabric covering 0", and these parts form a supplemental plane which also aids the rudder 5 in guiding the machine and keeping it in proper position.

Mounted transversely in the central body portion of the machine is a transverse loop shaped frame member (Z composed of reed material and to which is secured a transverse plate 61 as shown in Fig. 4, this connection being made by opposite side tongues d on the plate (P, which are folded around the side arts of the transverse frame member of.

' Mounted in front ofthe plate d is a spring power casing 6 having a back plate 6 which is secured to the plate J by bolts or screws 6 and mounted in the front of the body portion of the machine and centrally thereof is a horizontal or approximately horizontal propeller shaft f the front end of which extends forwardly through the plate I), and is provided with a propeller and the rear end of the propeller shaft extends through the casing e and mounted thereon, within said casing, is a pinion gear 7' which is adapted to operate in connection with a large gear wheel 9 mounted on a shaft 9 mounted in the casing e and to which is secured one end of a spiral spring g, the other end of which is secured to one side of the casing e as shown at g", or in any other desired manner.

The pinion gear 7 is provided with radial pins or fingers f and mounted thereover on a pivot pin i is a crank arm 7", the head portion of which is provided with a projecting finger 7 provided with a transverse nose or stop f adapted to operate in connection with the radial pins or fingers f on the gear 7.

Mounted on the front side of the propeller and centrally thereof is a plate It and pivoted to said plate is a double ended pawl [L2 which operates in connection with a ratchet it secured to the propeller shaft 7 outwardly of the plate It.

The back of the casing e is provided with a keyhole 2' in which a key may be inserted to turn the propeller shaft and wind up the spring or said propeller shaft may be turned by means of the propeller f to wind up said spring and said propeller shaft is also provided within the frame or body portion of the device with the usual governor i which may be mounted thereon or connected therewith in any desired manner.

Mounted transversely of and on the body portion of the machine is the main plane 7' which comprises a frame-work 7' of reed material provided with a covering j of fabric, and the frame j is composed of separate reeds j formed into central loops j and into parallel projecting side loops j, parts of which are broken away in Fig. 6, and the center loops j are connected as shown at f by suitable bands or ties, and mounted in the central part of said frame-work is a vertical pin 7' which passes centrally through the main plane, and said main plane is secured into position by a nut and washer j", and said main plane is provided centrally of its rear edge with an inwardly directed recess 7a through which the crank arm f passes.

With the construction herein described the propeller and propeller shaft may be manipulated to wind up the spring 9 as hereinbefore stated, or the propeller shaft may be turned for this purpose by means of a key inserted into the casing e at i, and the crank arm f may be operated to hold the spring g in a wound up condition until it is desired to release said spring and permit it to operate the propeller shaft and propeller, and it will be understood that the spring 9 may be of any desired length or power and when said spring is fully wound up the machine may be placed on a floor or other support and the crank arm 7 disengaged from the gear f and this will set the spring g in operation and the operation of said spring will turn the propeller shaft and propeller and the machine will rise from the ground and fly in the manner of operative devices of this class, the height to which the machine rises and the length of the flight thereof depending on the length and power of the spring 9 My invention is not limited to any particular method of forming the main body or frame-work of the machine from reeds or reed material as herein described, or any particular arrangement of said reeds or reed material or to any particular means for connecting the parts thereof. I prefer to make the frame-work or body portion of the machine of reeds or reed material in such manner as to give said frame-work or body portion the least possible weight, and while i have shown certain other details of construction including the operative parts of the device and means for supporting the same, my invention is not limited to these exact details and changes therein and modifications thereof may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

It will also be understood that my invention is not limited to the gearing herein described between the propeller shaft and the spring power mechanism, and any suitable gearing may be provided whereby the spring may be wound up by the propeller shaft and driven by the spring.

Having fully described my invention, that which I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a toy flying machine of the class described, a body or frame-work composed entirely of reeds or reed material, a spring power casing mounted centrally and transversely of said frame work a propeller shaft mounted in the front portion of the body or frame-work and projecting forwardly thereof and provided with a propeller, said propeller shaft being also provided within said casing with a gear, a lock device operating in connection with said gear, a spring shaft mounted below said gear and provided with a large gear which operates in connection therewith, a spiral spring mounted on said spring shaft and one end of which is connected therewith and the other end with said casing, a ratchet wheel mounted on the propeller and a pawl operating in connection therewith whereby the spring may be wound up by means of the propeller and pr0- peller shaft, and means whereby said spring may also be wound up by a key inserted through the back of said casing.

2. In a toy flying machine of the class described, a body or framework, a spring power casing mounted centrally and transversely of said body or framework, a propeller shaft mounted in the front portion of the body or framework and projecting forwardly thereof and provided with a propeller, said propeller shaft being also provided within said casing with a gear, a lock device operating in connection with said gear, a spring shaft mounted below said gear and provided with a large gear which operates in connection therewith, a spiral spring mounted on said spring shaft and one end of which is connected therewith and the other end with said casing, a ratchet wheel mounted on the propeller and a pawl operating in connection therewith whereby the spring may be wound up by means of the propeller and propeller shaft, and means whereby said spring may also be wound up by a key inserted through the back of said casing.

3. In a toy flying machine of the class described, a spring power casing mounted centrally and transversely in the body or framework of the machine, a propeller shaft mounted in the front part of the body or framework and one end of which projects forwardly thereof and the other end of which extends into said casing and is provided with a gear, a lock device operating in connection with said gear, a spring shaft mounted below the gear on the propeller shaft and provided with a large gear operating in connection therewith, anda spiral spring mounted on said spring shaft and one end of which is connected therewith and the other with the casing, said propeller shaft being provided at its front end with a propeller, and means whereby said spring may be wound up by the propeller shaft or by a key inserted through the back of said casing.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention 1 have signed my name in presence of the subscribing witnesses this 28th day of March, 1921.

ROSARIO GENOVESE.

Witnesses:

H. E. THOMPSON, E. D. LINZEL. 

